Course Code: XLPOWBI
Duration: 1 Day
COURSE AIMS:
This Microsoft Power BI Desktop Intermediate training course is aimed at anyone looking to use this powerful, flexible, and highly accessible business intelligence tool to connect with and shape/transform data, build models, use DAX functions, and craft structured report visuals, which can then be shared with users.
COURSE PRE-REQUISITES:
Delegates should have attended the Introduction course or have previously use Power Bi and created and formatted Report Visuals.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
On completion of this course, delegates will be able to:
- Import data into Power BI using Excel and CSV files
- Transform Data in Power Query Editor
- Working with themes
- Create relationships between the tables
- Create Formulas using DAX Functions
- Build Report Visuals
COURSE CONTENT:
Importing Data Sources
Power BI Query Editor (PQE)
- Explain the PQE Interface
- Extract and Load data
- Shape and Transform Data. For example, Rename, Reorder and Remove columns, Change Data Types, Remove and Filter Rows, Merge Columns, Replacing values, Formatting text (e.g., Uppercase, Lowercase and First letter Capital), Remove and replace top row
- Applied Steps (Delete)
Data Modelling
- Creating, editing and detecting relationships
- One to Many relationships
Introducing Data Analysis Expressions (DAX)
- Create Formulas using Calculated columns and Measures for example, Aggregation and iteration Functions (SUM, COUNT, MIN, MAX, AVERAGE, COUNTROWS, DISTINCTCOUNT), Text Functions (LEFT, UPPER, LOWER, CONCATENATE), Logical Functions (IF, NESTED IFS), Filter Functions (CALULATE), Math and Trig Functions (DIVIDE, FORMAT), Date Functions (TODAY, WEEKDAY)
- Zoom in/out of calculations
- Adding comments to calculations
- Indenting calculations
Advanced Conditional Formatting
- Applying and Editing Conditional Formatting rules to visuals and values
- Applying Data bars
Themes
- What is a Theme?
- How to edit and save themes
- How to reuse saved themes
Power BI Visualisations
- Adding visuals to Report Canvas (e.g., Slicer,
- Multi Card, KPI, Matrix, Gauge, Map, Q&A)
- Use Small Multiples on Visuals
- Use of Hierarchies
- Adding further analysis to the Visual
Working with Report Pages
- Working with buttons and Page Navigation
Hints and Tips
- Applying Data Category properties to columns
- Synchronize Slicers
- Publishing Reports
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